Many years ago a Mil Mi-6 was at RTM on a sales tour. We assisted in transporting people to and from the helicopter and assisted the crew with steps for engine checks etc. At the end of my shift I went home. Next day I was told that my collegues were offered to come along on a 20 minute flight with some ‘interested buyers’ 15 minutes after I went home, as a thank you for the services provided…:mad: 😡 😡 😡 When I think of it, the thought still hurts! Oh man….

Tillerman.

Lord of the Rings, the two towers. Magic, pure magic. I just missed the Tom Bombadil part.

Tillerman.

Congratulations!

This is really good news. For Patrick -the author, for the Carvair -as it is finally getting the book it deserves, and for me -the prospective buyer who has been waiting for sooo long for a decent book about Carvairs.

And this forum deserves a pat on the shoulder for generating some additional interest in this ugly / beautiful aircraft.

Tillerman.

In the meantime, I’ve been succesful in uploading some pics to the site: http://www.aviamonuments.ru/search?photoman=Han+de+Ridder

I used http://www.google.com/translate_t for translating from English to Russian. Might not be perfect, but at least they understand what I’m talking about…..:o

Tillerman.

“Holy Crap That Was Low” Award 2005:
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=a218221f

Tillerman.

Kingman, just after WWII ended:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqbUG0dmxfk

Tillerman.

The ‘cannon’ fitted to the B-25 was a 75mm! 😮

Many years ago I saw some footage of one of those cannons being fired during a low level flight. It was filmed from behind the cockpit crew of a Mitchell. When the cannon was fired you saw the crew thumping forward as a result from the recoil, like they were in a car that goes over a speed bump. There was a smoke trail visible. The impact of the projectile on the water caused an impressive big fountain.

Would like to see that footage again.

Tillerman.

Ah no, I haven’t seen the extended version, need to get my hands on that… And a DVD with ‘The best of John Belushi’, as my videotape is now very old. The scenes from ‘Saturday Night Live’ still crack me up, too.

Tillerman.